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158 <br />Natural Drainage Areas <br />The Critical Area Plan includes mapping of natural drainage areas that impact the Mississippi River. <br />Bluff Impact Zone <br />"Bluff impact zone" means the bluff and land within 20 feet of the bluff. <br />1< <br />Bluff Impact Zone <br />20 feet <br />>I< <br />Structure Setback (40-100 feet) <br />Bluffline/ <br />Top of Bluff/Slope <br />Bluff <br />> 25 feet <br />> 18% Slope <br />A <br />> 25 feet <br />Toe of Bluff/Slope <br />20 feet 1 <br />Native Plant Communities and Significant Existing Vegetative Stands <br />"Native plant community" means a plant community that has been identified as part of the <br />Minnesota biological survey or biological survey issued or adopted by a local, state, or federal <br />agency. Significant existing vegetation stands refers to vegetation considered `significant'. The <br />plant communities are significant based on their state of being largely intact and connected and <br />contain a sufficient representation of the original native plant community. This vegetation provides <br />high ecological value in addition to the water quality and scenic values of "natural vegetation". <br />Cultural & Historic Properties <br />Historic property" means an archaeological site, standing structure, site, district, or other property <br />that is: <br />• Listed in the National Register of Historic Places or the State Register of Historic Places or <br />locally designated as a historic site under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471; <br />• Determined to meet the criteria for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places or <br />the State Register of Historic Places; or <br />• An unplatted cemetery that falls under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 307, in <br />consultation with the Office of the State Archeologist. <br />One area of cultural and historic significance is located in the corridor. It does not meet the <br />definition above. The location of the first settlement in Ramsey is located within the corridor, <br />originally known as Itasca Village. There are no remaining structures or assets from this original <br />settlement. <br />city of RAMSEY <br />Comprehensive Plan 2040 <br />